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Europe-Asia contemporary dance dazzles Hanoians
Vov/Hanoitimes 10:47, 2014/09/26
Swedish and Japanese artists on September 24 received a thunderous applause from Hanoi audiences with their impressive performances, raising the curtain on the annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance.”

Local audiences were amazed by Scarabé by Virpi Pahkinen and Fredrick Quinones of Japan andGood Bye by Yo Nakamura of Japan.

Scarabé, inspired by the ancient Egyptian scarab beetle, is a symbol of transformation. The beetle seems to appear from nowhere, travelling through the deserts to look for a memory field.

 

 

Scarabé has its world premiere in August 2012 at the Helsinki Festival Savoy Theatre in Finland.

Good Bye, which was staged in Yokohama Dance Collection 2013, won the Jury Prize and the Sibiu International Theatre Festival Prize.

Using text from the films “Tokyo Story” and “An Autumn Afternoon” by YasujiroOzu, Nakamura performed the gap between conversation and their mind.

This year Vietnam plans to perform 3 works: 7x,Breeze Rustling, and Hanoi Stardust choreographed by Vietnamese, German and Belgian artists.They will be staged every evening from September 25-28.

The Director of the Hanoi Goethe Institute, Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch, said that the collaboration between German choreographer Arco Renz and five soloists from the Vietnam National Opera Ballet gives life to the billed piece, Hanoi Stardust. The choreography envisions a dynamic encounter between classical ballet and a youthful Vietnamese society.

Through the event, the Vietnamese and foreign artists will have opportunity to show their capabilities and further hone their professional skills, she added.

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